It was called the Thompson dock and that is where titanic was fitted out.

The Arrol gantry wanted to construct bigger and bigger ships like olympic and titanic new equipment was needed such as a gantry, a bridge-like structure with cranes, travelling frames lifts and walkways.

Lifeboats are only used for getting people off boats safely when they are sinking. Most big boats have about 30 lifeboats but RMS Titanic only had 20. They fully booked the boat and the lifeboats could have held all the people on the boat if they had 60 people in each of the lifeboats but they were only putting 20 or 12 in each boat and that is how 1500 people died.

The grand staircase was perhaps the most beautiful feature of Titanic. But an impressive ornate glass dome it led first class passengers from the entrance as far down as the first class reception and dinning rooms then further down to the first class accommodation. A replica of the grand staircase has been built in the banqueting suite on the top floor of Titanic Belfast made up of 10.000 individual parts.

Miss Millvina Dean was one of the people who was saved from the Titanic and she was the youngest. She was handed onto a lifeboat in a post bag and was only nine weeks old. She was also the the last person to get off the titanic. When she was much older at 81 she was interviewed and asked if she could remember anything. She replied that she could not see out of the bag! The interviewer said sadly Miss Millvina Dean died when she was 98 and on the 30th May 2009 which is the anniversary of Titanic’s sinking.

The royal steamer Titanic was the product of intense competition amongst rival shipping lines in the first half of the 20th century. In particular the White Star Line found itself in battle for steamship with Cunard, a British firm.

The captain was Edward John Smith. He was born on the 27th January 1850 in Hanley, staffordshire,England, captain john. Smith,captain of the luxury vessel. Titanic played a role in one of the most famous disasters at sea in history.